Nonstop flight route between Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Jerusalem, Israel:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS), Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Atarot Airport (JRS), Jerusalem, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,226 miles (or 8,410 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Chesterfield Inlet Airport and Atarot Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Chesterfield Inlet Airport and Atarot Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCS / CYCS |
Airport Name: | Chesterfield Inlet Airport |
Location: | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°20'49"N by 90°43'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCS |
More Information: | YCS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JRS / OJJR |
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Location: | Jerusalem, Israel |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°51'52"N by 35°13'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Israel Defense Forces |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 2485 feet (757 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JRS |
More Information: | JRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS):
- The furthest airport from Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,130 miles (16,302 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SW of YCS.
- Because of Chesterfield Inlet Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Chesterfield Inlet Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Atarot Airport (JRS):
- In the 1970s and early 1980s, Israel invested considerable resources in upgrading the airport and creating the infrastructure for a full-fledged international airport but the international aviation authorities bowed to Arab political pressure and would not allow international flights to land there.
- Atarot Airport (JRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is sometimes shown with two different ICAO codes.
- In addition to being known as "Atarot Airport", other names for JRS include "Jerusalem International Airport (TEMPORARILY CLOSED)", "נמל התעופה ירושלים" and "LLJR, OJJR".
- The furthest airport from Atarot Airport (JRS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,670 miles (18,781 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Airport Atarot appeared in the film, World War Z, by director Marc Forster in 2013 as the main airport of Israel that is defended from a zombie epidemic.
- The closest airport to Atarot Airport (JRS) is Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WNW of JRS.